महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-5, chapter-118, verse-20

एवं विचारयन्तस्ते राजानः स्वर्गवासिनः ।
दृष्ट्वा पप्रच्छुरन्योन्यं ययातिं नृपतिं प्रति ॥२०॥

20. evaṁ vicārayantaste rājānaḥ svargavāsinaḥ ,
dṛṣṭvā papracchuranyonyaṁ yayātiṁ nṛpatiṁ prati.

20. evam vicārayantaḥ te rājānaḥ svargavāsinaḥ
dṛṣṭvā papracchuḥ anyonyam yayātim nṛpatim prati

20. Thus deliberating, those kings, residents of heaven, upon seeing him, asked each other about King Yayāti.

Words meanings summery:

• एवम् (evam) - thus, in this manner, so

• विचारयन्तः (vicārayantaḥ) - deliberating, pondering, thinking

• ते (te) - those (kings) (they, those)

• राजानः (rājānaḥ) - kings

• स्वर्गवासिनः (svargavāsinaḥ) - residents of heaven, heavenly dwellers

• दृष्ट्वा (dṛṣṭvā) - upon seeing (him, Yayāti) (having seen)

• पप्रच्छुः (papracchuḥ) - they asked

• अन्योन्यम् (anyonyam) - each other, mutually

• ययातिम् (yayātim) - Yayāti

• नृपतिम् (nṛpatim) - king, ruler

• प्रति (prati) - towards, regarding, concerning

Words meanings and morphology

एवम् (evam) - thus, in this manner, so

(indeclinable)

विचारयन्तः (vicārayantaḥ) - deliberating, pondering, thinking

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of vicārayat

vicārayat - deliberating, pondering, thinking

Present Active Participle

Derived from root 'car' with upasarga 'vi' and 'ā', in causal stem, with suffix 'śatṛ' (present active participle)

Prefixes: vi+ā

Root: car (class 1)

Note: Agrees with 'te' and 'rājānaḥ'.

ते (te) - those (kings) (they, those)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of tad

tad - that, those, he, she, it, they

राजानः (rājānaḥ) - kings

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of rājan

rājan - king, ruler

Root: rāj (class 1)

स्वर्गवासिनः (svargavāsinaḥ) - residents of heaven, heavenly dwellers

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of svargavāsin

svargavāsin - resident of heaven, heavenly dweller

Compound formed with 'svarga' and 'vāsin'.

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (svarga+vāsin)

• svarga – heaven, celestial abode
  noun (masculine)
• vāsin – dweller, resident, inhabitant
  adjective (masculine)
  agent noun derived from root 'vas'
  Derived from root 'vas' (to dwell, reside) with suffix 'ṇini'
  Root: vas (class 1)

Note: Qualifies 'rājānaḥ'.

दृष्ट्वा (dṛṣṭvā) - upon seeing (him, Yayāti) (having seen)

(indeclinable)

Absolutive (Gerund)

Derived from root 'dṛś' (to see) with suffix 'ktvā'

Root: dṛś (class 1)

पप्रच्छुः (papracchuḥ) - they asked

(verb)

3rd person , plural, active, perfect (liṭ) of prach

Perfect Tense, 3rd Person Plural

Root 'prach' (class 6), Perfect Tense, Parasmaipada, 3rd plural

Root: prach (class 6)

अन्योन्यम् (anyonyam) - each other, mutually

(pronoun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of anyonya

anyonya - each other, mutual, one another

ययातिम् (yayātim) - Yayāti

(proper noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of yayāti

yayāti - Yayāti (a legendary king)

Note: Object of 'prati'.

नृपतिम् (nṛpatim) - king, ruler

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of nṛpati

nṛpati - king, ruler, lord of men

Compound of 'nṛ' (man) and 'pati' (master).

Compound type : genitive tatpuruṣa (nṛ+pati)

• nṛ – man, person
  noun (masculine)
• pati – master, lord, husband
  noun (masculine)

प्रति (prati) - towards, regarding, concerning

(indeclinable)